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The Second Great Migration of African Americans saw men and women trek from southern and northern U.S. cities to California in the early 1940s. In this photo essay, Michael Cheers explores a few institutions that are emblematic of the state of African Americans in the Bay Area.

May 2020 Update

Given that HBO’s Watchmen is about an alternate history of America, some people have wondered if its depiction of the Tulsa massacre is real, or if such a prosperous black community could have existed there in the first place. The answer to both question is yes.

The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography is a major biographical reference work covering the lives and legacies of notable Afro-descendants from the Caribbean and Latin American, men and women from all eras and walks of life.

JANUARY 28, 2020

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